6′0″ · 170 lb · Oakland, CA
Ron Smith: CB · San Diego State · #17.
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Ron Smith
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. This is his third year in the same secondary at San Diego State. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arizona State — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | San Diego State | 44 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- |
| 2017 | San Diego State | 63 | 47 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2016 | San Diego State | 56 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 |
| Career | 163 | 101 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 26 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-31@ No. 13 Stanford | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-14vs Sacramento State | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-21vs No. 23 Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 23-20vs Eastern Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 19-13@ Boise State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 21-17vs Air Force | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-13vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-28@ Nevada | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-23@ New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 24-27vs UNLV | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-23@ Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-31vs Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 0-27@ Ohio | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 25 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 28-21
0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
44tackles this season44 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
3 seasons under Rocky Long, all run-heavy offenses — 28-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rocky Long
Pass share
37.7%
309 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
63.0
13 games
Team sack rate
9.1%
352 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at San Diego State, 163 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 38 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rocky Long.
